Career Aspirations in Pre-School and Elementary Students

The purpose of this study was to determine career aspirations in pre-school and elementary students in Isfahan. Subjects were 375 students (247 boys and 128 girls) who had been interviewed and responded to semi-structural interview form. The results of chi-square, phi and Cramer's correlation coefficient were analyzed in the software SPSS. The results showed that two important factors of gender stereotypes and occupational status of in Gottfredson's theory in Preschool and Primary students determine their career aspirations. Investigative jobs are first component of aspirations of students. Also parents' job, especially mothers and their aspirations influence on children's career aspirations and girls wish women's jobs and boys wish masculine jobs.